Reconstruction:Oscan/πππππ π
Oscan
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *fengwΔ, from earlier *dΚ°nΜ₯gwΔ, a metathesised form of pre-Proto-Italic *dnΜ₯gΚ°wΔ (the latter whence Proto-Italic *denΙ£wΔ),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *dnΜ₯Η΅Κ°wΓ©hβs.
Buck states that in Oscan the Proto-Italic first-declension nominative singular ending *-Δ underwent final rounding to [ΙΛ] and is written as ΓΊ β¨πβ©, which denotes /o/, more rarely as u β¨πβ©.[2]
Noun
*πππππ π β’ (*fangvΓΊ)
Declension
| Declension of πππππ π (fangvΓΊ) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *πππππ
π *fangvΓΊ |
*πππππ
ππ / ππππππ *fangvas / fangva | |
| accusative | πππππ
ππ fangvam |
*πππππ
πππ *fangvass | |
| genitive | *πππππ
ππ *fangvas |
*πππππ
ππππ *fangvasΓΊm | |
| ablative | *πππππ
ππ *fangvad |
*πππππ
πππ *fangvaΓs | |
| dative | *πππππ
ππ *fangvaΓ |
*πππππ
πππ *fangvaΓs | |
| Notes | |||
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Forms marked with an asterisk (*) are assumed based on the first declension of the Oscan Language. When Oscan is transliterated into Latin script, ΓΊ is used to signify an "o" sound, while Γ signifies a closed e. | |||
See also
- πππππ ππ (fangvam) (acc.sg.)
- ππππππ (fangua) (nom.pl.)
References
- ^ Ringe, D. & Joe Eska (2013) Historical Linguistics. Cambridge University Press. P. 111.
- ^ Buck, Carl Darling (1904), A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary